Case Name : B.S. Hari Commandant vs Union of India and Others
Case Reference: (2023) 3 SCR 431 : 2023 SCC OnLine SC 413
Neutral Citation: 2023 INSC 369
Case Number: Crl A 1890/2014
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 02
Coram: Krishna Murari, Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Author)
Date: 13.04.2023
Scope of powers under Article 226
Any limitations on Article 226 are self-imposed and courts can examine the matter threadbare, especially if it does not involve navigating a ‘factual minefield’ (Para 50)
Court can sift through evidence in a serious case
In a serious case, the court can sift through evidence even in a criminal writ petition (Para 48) The High Court can convert a revision application or writ petition into an appeal or vice versa
Article 226 and 227 are distinct
Judicial orders are not amenable to Article 226 (Para 49) Jurisdiction under 226 is distinct from Article 227 Radhey Shyam vs Chhabi Nath
Structure of judgments
Judgments have para numbers (Paras 54-56) Judgments should be coherent, systematic and logically organised
Refer also: Shakuntala Shukla vs State of UP, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 672
SBI vs Ajay Kumar Sood, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1067
Nawab Shaqafath Ali Khan vs Nawab Indad Jah Bahadur, (2009) 5 SCC 162
Surya Dev Rai vs Ram Chander Rai, (2003) 6 SCC 675
Radhey Shyam vs Chhabi Nath, (2015) 5 SCC 423
A V Venkateswaran vs Ramchand Sobhraj Wadhwani, (1962) 1 SCR 573
UP State Sugar Corpn Ltd vs Kamal Swaroop Tandon, (2008) 2 SCC 41
EP Royappa vs State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1974 SC 555
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PDF: BS Hari vs UOI, (2023) 3 SCR 431.pdf
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